Might as well spend an extra $200 and get a core i3 and a better graphics card
On Aug 4, 7:19 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > raise that to 450-550 and you get a pentium dual core at 2.0ghz+ and > at least a geforce g310/gt320, which already pulls its own weight :) > > On Aug 4, 6:16 pm, Namige <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > $320 in the UK will get you an intel atom with a gma 950 netbook so > > not good :( > > > On Aug 4, 4:24 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > around 320$ perhaps? ^^ RM 1000 in my currency though.. > > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 11:12 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > How cheap you want to go? > > > > > On Aug 4, 3:01 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > learned something new every day in this group, lol, u guys really are > > > > > pros..thanks ^^...CPUs was never my expertise here, guess i should > > > > > avoid > > > > > buying netbooks anytime soon...i still searching for a nice mobile > > > > > system > > > > to > > > > > replace my current laptop which the battery last only 10 minutes > > > > > (after > > > > > being revive via freezer).. > > > > > > so, which is the cheapest that u guys can recommend me for acceptable > > > > > CPU > > > > > performance? > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:04 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Seriously, bin atoms, bit celerons and bin neos. The lowest > > > > > > acceptable > > > > > > performing cpu is the "almost" core 2 duo, known as pentium dual > > > > > > core, > > > > > > which is something between a core duo and a core 2 duo. The good > > > > > > thing > > > > > > about it is that it's usually paired with at least an intel > > > > > > gm45/pm45 > > > > > > chipset. Single cores? I would only buy high clocked dual core, or a > > > > > > medium clocked quad core at least. There are good cpus at good > > > > > > prices, > > > > > > and as Jeremy showed, a 50$ discount usually isn't worth the > > > > > > processing power you lose. Being cheap with the cpu is never a good > > > > > > idea. > > > > > > > On Aug 4, 12:49 pm, "THEfog ." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > @jeremy > > > > > > > > Makes you wonder why huh? Intel were planning the same thing > > > > apparently > > > > > > for > > > > > > > their Atoms, they were originally to use the ancient Presscott > > > > > > Architecture > > > > > > > but that idea was binned. They must figure that somehow these > > > > > > > older > > > > > > > processors are better for a Battery life > Performance machine, > > > > > > > they > > > > > > mustn't > > > > > > > take into account that the time people spend waiting for this > > > > > > > slower > > > > > > CPU's > > > > > > > roughly translates into the gain of battery life they squeeze out > > > > > > > of > > > > a > > > > > > > ancient architecture. I'm pretty sure that they would be better > > > > > > > off > > > > using > > > > > > a > > > > > > > more modern architecture at a lower voltage. > > > > > > > > THEfog > > > > > > > > On 04/08/2010 9:27 PM, "Espionage724" <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Never knew that much info about CPU's even existed... lol Thx > > > > > > > ppls :) > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Jeremy Shaw > > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I agree with you on al... > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Acer TravelMate 2480 > > > > > > > GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 > > > > 333Mhz > > > > > > > HDD: S... > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > -- > > > > > Laptop: > > > > > Acer Aspire > > > > > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz > > > > > Intel GMA 950 IGP > > > > > Intel 945 Chipset > > > > > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 > > > > > 80GB standard PATA HDD > > > > > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 > > > > > -- > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > -- > > > Laptop: > > > Acer Aspire > > > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz > > > Intel GMA 950 IGP > > > Intel 945 Chipset > > > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 > > > 80GB standard PATA HDD > > > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
